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Hernia is a relatively common disease in children. Therefore, it is necessary for parents of children with this disease to understand the relevant treatment methods for hernia. So how to treat hernia in children? Next, this article will introduce you to how to treat hernia in children. Friends who want to know how to treat hernia in children can take a look! Please see the detailed introduction below.

Hernia in children is also known as pediatric hernia. It is one of the common diseases in pediatric surgery. The main clinical manifestation is a reducible mass in the groin area shortly after the child is born. Most of them appear at 2-3 months, but some may occur as late as 1-2 years old. The general incidence of hernia in children is 1-4%. The incidence in males is 14 times that in females and is even higher in premature infants. It may occur on both sides.

Many parents believe that children's hernia can heal itself without treatment. The Hernia Treatment Center reminds parents and friends that there are a very small number of children with hernia who will no longer have hernias as they grow older, but this situation mostly occurs in children under 6 months old. As children grow older, their activity level increases, and their abdominal pressure increases, hernias may recur.

How to treat intestinal hernia in children? Treatments for hernia in children include conservative treatment and radical treatment.

1. Conservative treatment

Conservative treatment mainly includes two types: drug therapy and hernia belt therapy.

1. Drug therapy: It can relieve the symptoms such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, constipation, etc. caused by hernia, thereby reducing the hernia; the disadvantage is that it cannot control the hernia prolapse, let alone cure hernia. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines include Hernia Neixiao Pills, Juhe Pills, Buzhong Yiqi Pills, etc.; or grind cinnamon into powder and mix with vinegar, wrap it with gauze and apply it to the navel, etc.

2. Hernia belt therapy

It can quickly stop the bulge of the hernia, thereby effectively preventing the development of the hernia and relieving symptoms such as abdominal distension, abdominal pain, and constipation caused by the hernia; the disadvantage is that it is inconvenient to use and cannot cure hernia.

2. Root Treatment

There are four types of radical treatments: hernia repair, hernia patch repair, hernia laparoscopic repair and hernia medical glue injection anastomosis.

1. Hernia repair: Repair the hernia ring by stripping off part of the external oblique muscle.

2. Hernia patch repair: Use a patch material to replace part of the external oblique muscle to repair the hernia ring.

3. Laparoscopic hernia repair: Hernia repair or hernia patch repair is completed through laparoscopy.

4. Medical glue injection anastomosis: An anastomotic agent that is similar to and fully compatible with human tissue is directly injected into the hernia canal to close the hernia canal and the hernia ring opening, achieving the same effect as repairing the hernia ring opening by stripping part of the external oblique muscle or repairing the hernia ring opening with patch material.

The above is an introduction on how to treat hernia in children. I believe that after reading the above introduction, you will be very clear about the relevant treatment methods for hernia in children. It should be noted that once a child has hernia, parents must not take chances. Timely treatment of the child's hernia is the key.